Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-11
STRIKES AND STRIKERS.
The Wheels OF Traffic in the Great
Metropolis Running Smoothly
Despite the Strikers.
other Call, This limo on the EN-
ployes of the Rreweries.
THE BLOCKADE BROKEN.

this morning West street from the Bat
terry to Cortlandt street was damned with
truck loads of merchandise. On the
Pennsylvania, Jersey Central, the Metro
politan Line to Boston and the Delaware
and Lackawanna piers immense amounts
of freights were received, which had been
DELAYED through the operations of the
strike. The new men were doing well.
The strikers stand around watching
them. Most of them in conversation ad-
nit that they would be glad to get back
to work At the Mallory line pier full
gangs of men are working. The superin-
tendent said he had not taken any OF the
old hands back. He said seventy-five
old hands were at the corner waiting to
be asked to go to work, but he would not
take them. Those who were taken back
made individual applications. Nearly
200 were hired.
Agent Borden of the Pennsylvania line
was approached by some beach walkers
and asked if he would take back union
men in case the strike was declared
off. He refused to recognize
the uni n in any way. He said the
strikers left without any grievances, and
could never come back. He had no doubt
they were willing to return. In his Cpin-
ion the backbone of the strike was broken.
At the other piers there sre plenty of
men at work, and many more are asking
for places.
WANT TO GET BACK.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., Feb. l0.-Many of
the strikers here are applying to be taken
back.
STILL FOR WAR.
NEW YORK, Feb. lO.-An Evening
News extra says: "DistTict Assembly
No. - put on an additional coat of war
paint at its conference this morning and
ordered out everybody in the beer, ale
and porter breweries in this city,
Yonkers, Jersey City, Brooklyn, Staten
Island, Newark and Patterson as well
as the members of that eccentric associs-
ton of stationary engineers employed in
the different factories within its iurisGiC-
ton. The order is to go into effect to-
morrow, and it is estimated tGat the
number of men who will stop work in the
breweries alone will amount TO about
$1,000. The number OF those who will
be thrown out by the strike
of engineers will run far into
the thousands. No exact general esti-
mate can be formed at present, but it is
certain that If they do quit, the majority
of the big factories will have to close
down. Forty-Dine claims that on the
strength Ct assurances that arrang
ments were being made for arbitratiDg
the coal troubles it rested on its oars
and lost some ground. Now it intends
to regain that ground and get some more.
The members of No. 1873 executive board
say they have positive information that
some of the coal companies are
pressed for loans on national
banks and they believe that with
arrangements they are making
in connection with the stopping of work
by employees of the brewerles and the
engineers, the demand for coal will grow
so light that the coal companies will be
glad to come to terms. The ostensible
reason for these strikes is that the brew
cries and manufactures are using scab
coal. A high official of No.
10 said this afternoon: "You can
say that all the stories that the strike
was on the point of disrupture and was
coming to an end have been made through
misunderstanding or were manufactured
out of whole cloth. District 80 had
simply ceased pushing matters further,
understanding that the coal companies
were about to have all differences
settled by arbitration. We have been
undeceived on that point, and now we
intend to renew the battle with a ven
geance, ror will the extension of the
strike stop with the measures to be car
ried out tomorrow. If necessary
we shall call out men in other
lines. District - is now determined
to fight the battle 10 the bitter end, and
instead of meeting with defeat we are
now more than ever confident of achiev-
ing success"
He added that settlement with the
Reading road had not been sanctioned by
No. 49, but that it was doubtless made
with the understanding that Mr.. Corbin
was to get other companies to come to
the same terms. He said it remained to
he seen whether Mr.. Corbin was acting in
good faith, and added that if he were not
the Reading men would stop work when
called on.
The news flew along the piers and
wharves, and the strikers visible were
unusually numerous and much more
cheerful than they have been for some
days.
James f. Quinn, Master Workman OF
District Assembly No. 40, snd Victor
Drury went to Boston last night. They
are to confer with District Assembly No.
10 of Massachusetts in relation to the
strike. The Knights of Labor in Msssa-
chusetts may be called out whenever
.'scab" coal is used.
A PENNSYLVANIA sTRIKE.
CoNNELLsvILLE, Feb. l0.-All the yard
conductors, brakemen and firemen of the
Pittsburg, Nc Aeesport and Youghn-
ogheny Railway are on strike
for an increase of wages that was
promised them ten days ago. The en-
gineers are at their posts, but have no
assistance. No freight wheel turned to-
day.
RETURNED IN A BODY.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., Feb. lO.-The
striking freight handlers on the Northern
Railroad of New Jersey went back to
work in body. The Italians displaced
by them were set at work on the Erie